Texas Startup Launches Hybrid Retrofitted Class 8 Tractor

ReVolt Promises 40% Fuel Savings With Electric-Diesel Hybrid

An Austin, Texas-based startup is promising 40% fuel efficiency savings and reductions in carbon emissions from a hybrid diesel-electric Class 8 tractor set to be unveiled at the end of March.

ReVolt Motors is retrofitting diesel Class 8 rigs with electric generators, which the company also promises eliminates the need for charging, nixing range concerns that often inhibit fully battery-electric truck adoption and eschewing the time needed to find a charging station and power up.

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